A lawsuit filed by former NFL player Lawrence Tynes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be heard in a Florida state court. U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr. remanded the case, rejecting the Buccaneers’ argument that the matter belonged in federal court under the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement. Tynes alleges he contracted a career-ending MRSA infection at the team’s facility due to negligence and unsanitary conditions, seeking approximately $20 million in damages. The ruling is a significant victory for Tynes, whose attorneys from Podhurst Orseck stated the case would have been dismissed otherwise.
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Originally published by Celia Ampel | Sept 29, 2015 | Law.com Daily Business Review
